Fulton, NY-- An Elbridge man is accused of trying to use a phony volunteer firefighter badge, ID and license plates to convince an officer to let him off a traffic stop in the city of Fulton, authorities said.

Hector R. Rotunno

Hector R. Rotunno, 24, of Old Route 31, was charged Saturday by Fulton police with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, second-degree criminal impersonation and making false statements contrary to the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Rotunno was pulled over Monday on state Route 3, in Fulton, on a traffic infraction, Fulton police said.

After being stopped, Rotunno gave the officer an ID card and badge that he claimed were from the Phoenix Fire Department, authorities said, and tried to convince the officer not to give him a ticket because of his affiliation with a fire department.

But after questioning him and investigating, the officer discovered Rotunno wasn't a member of any fire department, Fulton police said.

The officer determined Rotunno's ID card was forged. Police said the volunteer firefighter license plates on Rotunno's vehicle were fraudulently obtained by sending a forged letter from the Phoenix fire chief to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.

Rotunno was arraigned in Fulton City Court and remanded to the Oswego County jail without bail.